On the Needles Friday

Today the 4th clue of Jen Lucas' Mystery Shawl was posted and I am ready.  This shawl is becoming my most favorite shawl, love the cables and lace.  After last weeks post I ripped it all apart and started over, I wasn't getting the gauge so I switched to size 6 needles from size 4.  It went pretty fast and I was able to finish the 3rd clue on Wednesday to be ready for today.

 

 

I blocked my Summer Wind Cowl this week and am very happy with the results.  The cowl measures 8" wide by 60" round.  The yarn is Lorna Laces Shepherd Sock in London 2012 - wasn't sure of the short color changes but I really like the finished results especially the pooling of the red color.

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

Mary

Design Wall Monday

I have finally got the body of my Orca Bay quilt together.  I am now starting to assemble the border and will hopefully have it ready to quilt soon.

 

 

Bonnie Hunter's new mystery quilt - Easy Street - started last Friday.  I have my fabrics selected but not had a chance to start on it. 

 

 

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Mary

On the Needles Friday

I finished my Summer Wind Cowl last Saturday but it still needs to blocked.  That is a nice easy to remember pattern and even thou I casted on 268 stitches the rounds went pretty fast.  Once the weather cools down some more I will be sporting my new cowl.

 

I had real good intentions of knitting Brighton Cowl out of Camp Loopy yarn but I saw the spoiler pictures for Jen Lucas Mystery Shawl I decided to go stash diving and work on it.  I started the shawl on Saturday and was able to catch-up and I have started clue 3which was posted a couple of days ago.

 



 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

Mary

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

Mary

Design Wall Monday

I have revisited my Orca Bay this week.  I finished my blue strip squares I was missing and now working on black and neutral half square triangles.  I calculated that I need 200 more of the half squares and once those are done I can finish assembling the last half of the top and should have enough for the border.  Bonnie Hunter is starting her new mystery quilt called Easy Street.  It starts on the 23rd so hopefully that will be enough push for me to finish assembling Orca Bay.

 

Since I last posted on a Monday Design Wall I have finished all my 4 patches (588) I need for my Midnight Flight.  I am now working on the 2.5 x 4.5 rectangles for the block, I have 70 of the 392 completed and throwing in a few half squares every now and then.

 



 

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Mary

On the Needles Friday

I'm making progress on my Summer Wind Cowl.  The yarn (Lorna Lace's London 2012) is a little busier that what I prefer but I think it will look great and add something to my red jacket.

 

 

Already looking forward to my next project - Brighton using my Camp Loopy yarn Watering Hole.

This pattern is not knitted in the round and can either be a cowl or a scarf - not sure which way I'll go with it.

 

 

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On the Needles Friday

 Now that Socktober is done it's time to start on a new project.  Since the weather has gotten cooler (colder) I decided to knit a cowl.  I chose Summer Wind and I am using the London 2012 colorway from Lorna Lace's. 

 

 

I bound off the last pair for Socktober this morning, I really enjoyed knitting the 2 pair I did in October - I know next year I will do another Socktober either with a group or by myself.

 

 

Take a minute and stop over at Patchwork Times and see what others have on their Needles.

 

Mary